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Re: Specifying current directory as destination
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John Hill <[log in to unmask]>
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John Hill <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:40:45 +0100
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cp /from/path/file .

will copy "file" into the current directory. More generally

cp /from/path/file ./file2

to change the file name.

Regards,

John

Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> How may one specify the current directory as destination, for example to 
> "cp", without
> writing the full path?
> 
> 
> Thanks.

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